MrPoling

I think this is one of the greatest hazards for canoe trippers. After my last swim I started carrying the crash bag every time I...

Badger, here is a link to the Upper James River Water Trail website: https://upperjamesriverwatertrail.com/maps/ And here is a...

What part of Virginia? The geology is very different east-to-west here. One enormous impediment to longer trips is that virtually all...

I like how threads are normally displayed with the original post first. However there are a few threads on here that have run into...

I wonder if rather than starting on the football they started with the white and black stripes. That would allow them to position the...

I agree with the suggestion that a lighter Royalex canoe is way better than a cheaper polyethylene canoe like a Discovery. I like...

UM, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our...

I advocate for flotation in whitewater and open water. Bailing a swamped canoe out in bad conditions is not practical. Floatation...

As of West Virginia native I offer my sympathies. Sadly pollution isn't confined to Ohio. I spent a year in Ohio after school. I was...

Back in June I volunteered with the Northern Forest Canoe Trail in the Adirondacks of New York. We worked on a section of portage trail...

Last sunset paddle of summer

I've not encountered Tuff Stuff or an equivalent layup in the wild. I like the promise of a stiff durable hull, bonus if it is a little...

This seems pretty straight forward. If there is an established campsite leave the wood. Especially in heavily used campsites, because...

Yeah, lots of folks are happy fishing from solo canoes, especially the wider ones. I guess my perspective is that if it's as wide as a...

My perfect fishing solo would be this, a (allegedly) 15 ft Mad River Explorer...